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Are extracurricular activities robbing kids of their childhoods?
Kids love being active but there is such a thing as too active. Extracurricular activity enrollement is at any all time high but that pace may not be what kids need. In fact, what kids may really need to day is downtime.

Growth and Development Resources [offsite link]
Reliable web resources on growth and development by Pediatrics Now.

Growth Chart: Boys - 2 to 20 years, height for weight [offsite link]

Growth Chart: Boys - 2 to 20 years, weight for height [offsite link]

Growth Chart: Boys - birth to 36 months [offsite link]

Growth Chart: Girls - 2 to 20 years, height for weight [offsite link]

Growth Chart: Girls - 2 to 20 years, weight for height [offsite link]

Growth Chart: Girls - Birth to 36 months [offsite link]

Power Struggles with Young Children
Avoid wars of words with your children and power struggles in general.

Understanding Puberty in Teens and Tweens
Puberty in teens and tweens can be a challenge for parent and child. Understanding what is going on in side your child can help you considerably in helping your child adjust and in keeping your sanity.

Why Kids Do Unpredictable Things
Some kids can look and act more mature than their ages. But, in their cores, all kids are only as developmentally old as their chronologic age allows them to be. So, when are mature children do something unexpected, it is really just because they are still kids at heart.

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